Oh, that's an important point/question. Certainly there weren't full-screen
editors, I'm sure; but I was assuming folks used the terminals to do basic
editing (line mode!) etc. But maybe not.
I was ten in 1971, and while I got to hang out with my dad sometimes in the
UofW data centre, I think all the terminals were VC404-type. Well, VC
didn't start until 1973, but I doubt the U had the fancy new IBM terminals.
I know we were still using cards to some extent until the mid-80s.
WITS, WYLBUR...both were used but dunno on what devices. Hmm, maybe I know
who to ask.
On August 26, 2025 9:27:46 PM Charles Mills <charl...@mcn.org> wrote:
Was there a (in common use) text editor than ran on a 3277-1?
When was the 3277 relative to TSO, Wylbur, etc.?
Or was it simply for online "business" applications.
I was involved in writing an application that ran on the 2260, the
predecessor of the 327x. The 2260 came in several screen sizes. I believe
that what we supported was 24x80, or perhaps 12x80.
But there was no text editor AFAIK.
Charles
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The 3277-1 was 12x40. How did people use that? Did editors wrap lines, thus
making it effectively 6x80? I've wondered this for literally decades but
never remembered to ask!
